Thursday, October 15, 2009

When I first started planning my wedding (about a year and a half ago), I had no idea how incredibly overwhelming all the little decisions and details could be. Luckily, I had my fiance by my side to help me eliminate endless options and focus on what was important for us.

Yes, we wanted a big reception (our first guest count was 300), but we also wanted to keep it simple and heart-felt. Since there was no chance of spending the entire evening talking to our guests (hey, we wanted to dance the night away), we decided to let all the little things around tell our guests how special and welcome they are, how happy we were to have them there.

So, all of our decorations had to tell a story - our story - who we were, as individuals, and as a couple.

It wasn't easy (it was hours and hours of hard work, really), but it was absolutely rewarding to walk into my wedding day and see the joy of our guests, sitting at tables that were named after places where my husband and I have been happy, as they opened their little presents, danced under tissue paper spheres, flower balls, handmade butterflies, vellum flowers, lights, music... ah, it was lovely :)

So, the wedding day behind me, I decided to share my ideas here so that future brides can find an inspiration for something unusual, ... and handmade.

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Welcome

This blog started out as an idea while I was planning my wedding. I wanted to share my passion for all things handmade with people who also like to work with their hands.

There’s a pretty rewarding feeling as you transform a flat piece of paper into something with a 3D value, or wrapping an unusual invitation as a romantic present. New ideas unfold, new dreams in color.

This blog is for creative souls who like unusual invites, thoughtful favors, lovely hanging decorations, vellum flowers that light up with a promise of an enchanted evening. You can find these and other neat things I have made and continue to enjoy making. My blog is for anyone who finds beauty in unusual places or likes to make things out of paper.

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